Stencil and marking brush pot



(No Model.)

J. B. 'LA'UGHTON. STENCIL AND MARKING BRUSHIPOT.

No. 540,918. Patented June 11, 1 895 seren JOSEPH B. LAUGHTON, OF WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF, AND WILLIAM A. FORCE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

STENCIL AND MARKING BRUSH POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,918, dated June 11,1 895.

Application filed October 20, 1894.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. LAUGHTON, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at West field, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stencil and Marking Brush Pots, of which the following is a specification. V

Heretofore these marking pots have usually consisted of a simple metal cup to contain a quantity of stencil paste upon the surface of which the moistened brush was rubbed to take up the stencil paste; Metal -marking pots for liquid ink have been made with a contracted opening and wiping edge for the brush.

The object of my invention is to provide a marking pot to receive liquid ink, and in which the surplus ink can be returned to the source of supply without liability of spilling or spattering and incidentally in which the ink will not spill if the marking pot is accidentally upset.

In carrying out my invention I provide a receptacle of metal and a cover to fit thereon similar to a deep blacking box. Within this receptacle or pot- I employ a disk of perforated metal supported above the bottom and a distributer of perforated sheet metal preferably conical and inverted and soldered around its inner edge to the perforated metal disk. The greatest diameter of this perforated distributer corresponds to the diameter of the perforated disk and the two fit removably in the receptacle or pot. Beneath the perforated disk upon the bottom of the pot I prefer to place a pad of felt or other similar material capable of absorbing liquid ink. This pad is thicker than the depth 'of the flange of the disk so that the disk is directly over the pad and a brush rubbed on the surface of-the yielding disk receivesink fromvthe pad through the perforations because of the pressure exerted. The surplus ink in the brush is removed therefrom by rubbing the 7 brush on the perforated distributor, the ink removable disk and conical distributer.

returning to the supply in the pad.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a cross-section of my improved marking-pot with the cover elevated. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the Fig.

Serial No. 526,452. (No model.)

3 is an elevation of a stencil-brush, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of a marking-brush.

n represents the pot or receptacle of metal and b the cover therefor, these two parts being similar to a deep blacking box. The disk 0 of perforated sheet metal is made with a downwardly flanged edge c. This disk 0 fits within the pot a.

d represents a distributer of perforated Sheet metal above the disk 0 and whose larger diameter agrees withthat of the disk 0. This distributer is preferably conical and is inverted and soldered around its inner edge to the perforated disk 0 to permanently unite these two parts which fit removably within the pot a. The precise construction of the distributer is not material so long as it is raised above the disk 0. A pad of felt e is employed in the bottom of the part a that fills the space beneath the flanged disk 0 and receives by absorption liquid ink to be used with the stencil brushf or marking brushf.

' In use the brush is pressed against and rubbed over the central portion of the disk 0 7 5 within the conical distrib-uter d. The disk 0 yields and pressing upon the ink pad 6 the ink is forced up through the perforations in the disk 0 and is received and taken up by the brush for use. If the brush receives too So much ink the surplus is removed by rubbing the brush on the raised surface of the distributer d of perforated metal, the ink passing through the perforations of the ring and re turning to the source of supply.

The conical distributer d may be provided with an upwardly flanged edge as shown at d by dotted lines in Fig. 1 to provide additional, stiffness.

The pad e or equivalent deviceis not imper- 9e ative to the success of my device as the pot might be kept filled with thick liquid ink to the under side of the perforated disk 0, and the disk and distributor perform their functions aforesaid.-

It'is obvious that the flanged edge 0 might be replaced by several foot pieces or be dispensed with and the disk 0 rest upon an inward rib or bead in the pot or receptacle or directly on the ink pad.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with the pot-or recep- IOO taele a, for receiving ink, of the disk 0 of perforated sheet metal supported above the ink, and the distributer d, of perforated sheet metal above and connected to said disk, substantially as set forth.

'2. The combination with the pot or receptacle a for receiving liquid ink, of the disk 0 of perforated sheet metal, a support for maintaining said disk above the bottom of the pot, the distributer d of perforated sheet metal connected to said disk and an ink absorbing pad below the disk, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with the pot or recep- JOSEPH B. LAUGHTON. Witnesses:

BYRON J. THORP, CARRIE B. CHAMPLIN. 

